Betty Lynn, Thelma Lou on ‘The Andy Griffith Show,’ Has Died

Betty Lynn, who played Thelma Lou on "The Andy Griffith Show," pauses at a statue of Andy and Opie Taylor in Mount Airy, N.C., on Sept. 6, 2007. Gerry Broome/AP Photo

MOUNT AIRY, N.C.—Betty Lynn, the film and television actress who was best known for her role as Barney Fife’s sweetheart Thelma Lou on “The Andy Griffith Show,” has died. She was 95.

Lynn died peacefully Saturday after a brief illness, The Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy, North Carolina, announced in a statement.